"The pupil from whom nothing is ever demanded that he cannot do,
never does all that he can." -John Stuart Mill
Math 6
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Facts about 6
6 is even
The factors of 6 are 1, 2, 3 and 6 and the
proper factors of 6 are 1, 2, and 3.
mber is uniquely the sum of two earlier distinct Ulam numbers.,
8,6 is the smallest perfect number because
its proper factors add up to itself.
1 + 2 + 3 = 6
6 is the only number (except 1) such that the sum of all the primes less than 6
equals the sum of all the composite numbers
up to and including 6
2+3+5=4+6
6 is the only number that is both
the sum and the product of the
same three distinct positive integers
1x2x3=6=1+2+3
6 is a triangular number
6 is a curious number because
the units digit of 6x6=36 is 6.
6 is a pronic number because
it is a product of two consecutive numbers
6=2x3
Learn facts about
your favorite number at these websites:
Zoo of Numbers
Number Gossip
Math 6 Curriculum
Problem Solving Strategies
Number Sense and Operation Sense
Decimals
Number Theory
Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Geometry
Perimeter and Area
Ratio and Proportion
Percent
6 circles of the same size
(try this with 6 coins of the
same denomination) will always perfectly surround,
all touching, without gaps,
1 circle of that same size.